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A bigoted human detective finds himself embroiled in a corporate mystery when a popular cartoon rabbit gets framed for murder.
This is one of those functionally perfect movies. Not one scene or line or actor needs to be changed. The ambition that created this film is historic. There would be six weeks of setup for an 8-second shot. The lengths directors Zemeckis, Williams, and their crews went through to integrate the toons into 1940s Los Angeles is still wildly impressive today. And there’s so MUCH movie in this movie. It’s a love letter to the golden age of animation. It’s a murder mystery. It’s a rumination on racism and bigotry. Star Bob Hoskins committed to his role so intensely that he hallucinated animated costars for some time afterward. All the money and effort is on the screen. All the jokes, all the cameos, the tight script, the score, the action, the villain - there isn’t a single weak link. This movie coined the term “bumping the lamp.” It’s a masterpiece.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT is streaming on Disney Plus and Peacock.
ChloeRed
Hey Rodger, what do you call the middle of a song?
nintendolunchbox
I remember coming home after school and whatever channel was showing ads for this movie non stop with behind the scenes footage and whatnot at half hour clips. This movie and the movie Twins.
TungstenOrbital
Great movie.
gonzar09
It hit every note in my young life; cartoon wackiness, lovable characters, Jessica Rabbit, and a future love for detective noir mysteries. Seriously, if you haven't seen this film, change that.
lsama
"Not prostate, you idiot, PROBATE!"
gtferrari
this movie was a shot across the bow of General Motors and Big Oil. public transportation was sabotaged by both in order to sell more cars and oil. GM bought up the public buses and trolley lines and dismantled them
FarceMajeure
The villain was doing it all to kill public transportation. A true capitalist monster
cjandstuff
The sad thing is that in real life, that was the plan, and it worked.
Buy up all the public transit, shelve it, and replace it with highways.
IWantedOneOfThoseLongUsernamesTooSoIGotOne
Jessica Rabbit, man. I was 16 when this came out and, to borrow a cartoon trope, AWOOGA.
UpstartDesigner
I saw this in a Theatre. I remember that, it was a big day.
urusername2
Great movie!
Burke616
Bumping the lamp?
rabbihimself
https://faris.medium.com/bump-the-lamp-44b3b6d65667
cjandstuff
It comes from this scene. It was completely unnecessary to have the lamp swinging, but showed off the mastery of the animators. Every cell of animation had to match the shadows and lighting of a swinging lamp or else Roger wouldn't look like he was really in the shot.
https://youtu.be/_EUPwsD64GI
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Christopher Lloyd, with the Dip! Oh, man...
VaxxedCanadian
Probably the edited versions on those. Get the Laserdisc.
trigonman3
This is why I will not get rid of my laserdisc of this movie.
petrichordreams
Most paused scene in cinema history.
VaxxedCanadian
Or the original Baby Herman going for some finger action up the womans skirt and not the edited version with no finger and just a fist.
VaxxedCanadian
Edited with no finger now
Kotarisu
VaxxedCanadian
And the single frame of Betty Boop taken out in the other releases
DonoraSmogger
One of the earliest films I have a memory of seeing in theaters. It's so good, not a second wasted. Love that golden age of Hollywood and animation feel.
Lexxatron02
Was my first. I made my parents take my 5 times. I still watch it yearly.
DonoraSmogger
It's so good! I love the mix of different studios' animation. I still watch it yearly, too.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
We showed it to our kids and they thought it was boring. :( I guess the movies now don't have so much exposition through talking.
DonoraSmogger
That's too bad! I watch it on my own these days, as neither my wife or my daughter care for it.
BenjyX55
Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny shared the screen in a historic way.
nintendolunchbox
The owners agreed only if they didn't have less screen time than the other.
trigonman3
Same for Daffy and Donald.
Mijenx
I think Donald and Daffy had the more iconic scene in this movie.